My doc told me to start mushies 2 days post opt and to start solids at one week post opt. But i keep reading that most people stay on liquids for a full month? help me out, Did anyone else start food so quick..please let me know..thanks.jr

Everybody has different diets, it sounds like yours is one extreme, whereas the 1 month of liquids is the other. Most of us here were on a post-op diet that was either 7 or 10 days of clear liquids followed by 7 or 10 days of full liquids and then 7-10 days of mushies, and then free-for-all after that.

Everyone is so different. I am surprised at one week post op he said to start solids, but maybe he has had success doing this. Good luck to you and keep us posted on how you are doing.

My Dr. told me to let my body tell me what to do next. start on clear liquid, then move on. I am 4 days out I have had cream of wheat, cream of chicken. I am a newby, I don't know if this is or isn't good for me, I can tell you I am eating slow and and have NOT thrown up

I was on clears for 5 days, and then advanced to purées/mushies for 1 month. I am now 3 weeks out and can handle dark meat chicken just fine.

I have the extreme in the other direction: two weeks clear liquids, two weeks full liquids, two weeks soft/mushies, and then after the six week anything I can tolerate. It was tough, especially the clear liquid bit, but I made it through without any major issues besides lack of energy.

I had full liquids starting day 2 and then mushies starting day 7.....then at 2 weeks I was able to start on full diet. listen to your sleeve, it will let you know if you shouldnt have what you are eating.

My post op diet is clears for first 24 hrs, full liquids for two weeks, mushies for two weeks, then transition into solid food.

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I have the extreme in the other direction: two weeks clear liquids, two weeks full liquids, two weeks soft/mushies, and then after the six week anything I can tolerate. It was tough, especially the clear liquid bit, but I made it through without any major issues besides lack of energy.

This was what I did plus two weeks of full liquid pre-op diet. For my clear liquid phase I used the clear zero carb Isopure liquid. Two bottles = 80 grams of Protein. I wasn't weakened by it probably because my protein was up.

where do you get the isopure and the necter

where do you get the Isopure and the necter

The Isopure is available at any GNC. You can also buy it online. It's pricey but you only need 30 bottles for 2 weeks. I never felt weak or hungry on this stuff and it counts toward the 64 oz of daily liquid you need.

It's this stuff:

http://www.gnc.com/p...2796&cp=3703232